Growing up playing multiple sports in Rhode Island, I had the opportunity to play at some of the most incredible indoor and outdoor facilities here in the Ocean State. I played multiple sports like soccer, baseball, tennis, basketball, and more … Continue reading Could A Rhode Island Winter Indoor Baseball League Work?
You may not put “dancing” or “choreography” and “baseball” in the same sentence but I believe they most certainly belong. If you look up the definition of choreography on http://www.dictionary.com, it reads “the arrangement or manipulation of actions leading up … Continue reading La Bella Danza Della Difesa – How To Play Smart Defensive Baseball
During the tryout process in sports like baseball, coaches evaluate players based on ability vs peers, talent, potential, and what that player can bring to help the success of the team. When a set of players score the same and … Continue reading You Can’t Spell H-U-S-T-L-E Without Heart and Effort
Here in Rhode Island, indoor baseball facilities and sports conditioning centers provide athletes of all ages the opportunity to train indoors away from the winter cold. Over the past few years, I have the great pleasure of meeting and learning … Continue reading News and Notes from Rhode Island Indoor Baseball Facilities
This Sunday morning, I had the opportunity to watch the 13/14 and up Instructional League practice being run by KPerformance Baseball and Mark Cahill. This fall baseball instructional league is such a great concept and I know other leagues and … Continue reading Sunday Morning Instructional League (And Comedy Hour) with Coach Mark Cahill and KPerformance Baseball
When most of Rhode Island baseball leagues and school programs start in early Spring, I hear the following statements around the ballpark. “Baseball is a summer sport. Why are they playing in 30 degree weather? It is forecast to snow … Continue reading Rhode Island Baseball Players and Families Should Be Prepared For High Heat This Weekend
This past winter, I got to know John DeRouin and some of the staff at local baseball resource, Hops Athletic Performance. Hops AP is a sports and conditioning resource facility for youth athletes, and is owned by Physical Therapist and … Continue reading The RIBBE Gets To Know Cranston’s Jeff Diehl – From CLCF To The Mets
For the past several weeks, I have been training for the Red Sox: Run to Home Base Event in late July. I have been raising money via friends and fellow coaches in RI baseball in support of this important race … Continue reading RIBBE Training Days – 21 Days to Run to Home Base Event
Little League® says it best when referring to the umpire’s role in a game. They refer to umpires as “The third team on the field at every Little League® game.” Simply put, in an official baseball game you have a … Continue reading 5 Reasons Your Youth Baseball Player Should Become A Junior Umpire
This past week, a high school friend of mine contacted me about purchasing fitness equipment for his home. His son, who is in middle school, is really into sports and is at an age where strength training can be started … Continue reading The RIBBE’s 1980s Off Season Baseball Conditioning Workout
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